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In a study of the role of [Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>]<jats:sub>SR<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>ini<\/jats:sup> uncertainty, we show a special property of the uncertainty in P(EB), where with increasing [Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>]<jats:sub>SR<\/jats:sub><jats:sup>ini<\/jats:sup> uncertainty, P(EB) uncertainty first increases and then decreases. 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